Ill let you know if I hear anything more on that, and you let me know what you think. He could win, and as was the case with Beto a close loss might still be a boost to whatever other prospects he ay have, but you still have to weight that against what hed be giving up. HD146 21.22% 78.78% JP6 4,941 17,062 885 We have discussed Rep. Colin Allred before, and he would be a fine candidate if he chose to run. Respondents have no discretion to force voters to approve or reject, all or nothing, charter provisions dealing with issues as varied as theft, graffiti, or prohibiting cooperation with state agencies regulating abortion providers, wrote attorneyEric Opiela, a former executive director of the Republican Party of Texas. I do not and never will understand anyone who thinks that writing in a candidate for County Judge could possibly be productive, but thats not important right now. I would suggest that its worth the effort to put some money into the Dem-friendly areas of Brazoria in 2024, for the purpose of squeezing out as many Dem votes as possible. Were answerable to the people. He also wants to review the systems new online mail ballot tracker and ensure its working properly. City Council is expected to order that the ballot proposition appear on the May 6 ballot Thursday, a formality they dont get to exercise judgment over. County races appear towards the bottom of the ballot, after all of the federal and state races. JP7 12,417 64,481 JP5 52.14% 47.86% STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL EVALUATIONS - COOK COUNTY 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION JUNE 28, 2022 . Oh, and if this is one of the final straws that leads to Constable precinct redistricting, I wont complain. (Of course, if we had managed to pass a federal voting rights law over the past two years, we wouldnt be talking about any of this now. The chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday announced, January 2023 campaign finance reports: Harris County, Precinct analysis: The different kinds of courts, ruling against the city of Houston giving health insurance benefits to same-sex spouses of city employees, The next round of voter suppression bills are coming, a complaint to the State Bar accusing Paxton of professional misconduct, Paxtons continued desire to be Supreme Prosecutor. HD128 33,175 12,968 12 HD130 69.92% 28.23% 1.86% If theyre going to act Id expect it to happen before SA City Council votes to put the measure on the ballot on Thursday. Abbott 175,533 314,728 35.04% 52.34% HD143 35.04% 59.96% 5.00% The practice is outlined in Article 3, Section 3, of the Texas Constitution, which calls for Senators elected after each apportionment [redistricting] to be divided into two classes: one that will serve a four-year term and the other to serve a two-year term. JP3 35,962 40,821 Threat management. Rodney Ellis, County Commissioner, Precinct 1 ============================== Its rattlesnake season in Texas. In addition to her retained work, she accepts indigent defense appointments. HD150 60.07% 36.46% 2.38% 1.09% ====================== That looks like a significant difference, but its still less than four percent of the total turnout. Judge Fleischer is represented by John Raley. The difference between these statewide races and the ones we have already looked at, including the Governors race, is very simple: These Republican candidates did better than the ones we have seen, and the Democrats did less well. Experience: Alycia Harvey worked at the Harris County District Attorneys Office, where she has practiced criminal law for 20 years. JP3 46.85% 53.15% We have held our ground in Brazoria, which is educated and suburban enough to show a few tiny signs of moving a bit blue recently, at least at the top. HD126 37,148 21,466 Go read those posts if you havent or if you dont remember them. SD04 63.31% 36.68% 0.02% Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. CD18 46,492 107,792 46 Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I Miller 184,139 324,228 37.39% 54.64% JP4 57.72% 40.01% 2.27% HD139 11,536 31,304 1,246 GOP leaders are discussing a range of election security measures, from higher penalties for voter fraud to broader power for the attorney general to prosecute election crimes. 2. Campaigns maybe ought to take that into account. HD141 4,527 19,765 784 332 While there are no challenges on the Republican ballot in the Texas Primary Election, there are plenty on the Democratic ballot. HD134 28,262 51,502 1,828 That is slightly less than it was in 2018, the last year of straight ticket voting, when nearly 97% of the people who voted cast ballots in these races, plus the two countywide HCDE races; to put it another way, the undervote rate in these races was generally between 2.5 and 3 percent. The chamber passed the overall rules package by a vote of 123-19, with Democrats making up most of the opposition. If you decide to make a contribution a check can be sent to: CLUBS IN ACTION Bruce Bain is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. C Probate 511,900 540,619 48.64% 51.36%, Candidates Houston Not Hou Hou% Not% Life comes at you fast. Judge Walker is represented by John Raley. Wyatt 1,950 2,110 0 2,258 HD128 32,447 13,641 Like Castro, Allred is in a (now, post-redistricting) blue district and hes building up seniority while also being seen as a rising star within the party. I dont know what else to say. On the other side of that, you can see that Judge Hidalgo left it all on the field. 2015 979,401 2,054,717 47.67% I was all set to have a peaceful weekend when I came across a press release from Commissioner Ellis office on Friday afternoon about this. Why did those eight hundred and some people vote in the Treasurers race but not the County Clerks race? HD133 60.29% 39.71% HD147 20.96% 76.35% 2.69% 0.00% CD36 70,392 41,817 24 We saw it with Bill White in 2010, too as Ive observed in the past, White received something like 300K votes from people who otherwise voted Republican. United States representatives. Sure, maybe a couple. Beto won Harris County by 105K in 2022. (Note: As I have done in past elections, I am running a series of Q&As for judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. His math is wrong. Is there another shoe to drop? CC4 47.29% 50.67% 2.04% 0.00% HD148 16,333 19,766 2019 1,085,813 2,329,277 46.62% The Harris County Elections Administrators Office also issued a statement, saying it readily has responded to requests that do not require documents subject to the litigation, and has sought an opinion from the attorney generals office on those that do. His application of state law is wrong. Harris County Republican Party | 8588 Katy Freeway, Suite 445 Houston, TX 77024 | (713) 838-7900 Business hours | 10 am - 4 pm Monday through Friday 2023-00841; Tami Pierce v. Judge DaSean Jones. JP6 4,815 17,369 687 Greg Abbott in 2022, he told the audience in his concession speech that this may be one of the last times I get to talk in front of you all.. HD137 38.33% 59.01% 2.65% 0.01% It would have been a tossup for William Demond, I didnt do the math more rigorously than what you see here, but he might have won. Unlikely, to my mind, but I want to be transparent here. Yet, the way the (Texas Public Information Act) is written, no one except those involved in the underlying lawsuit can get access to the public information.. Its been a year since his home was raided. The Texas Supreme Court has declined to disqualify those votes. These victories gave Dems a 5-4 majority on each court, and it seemed there would be more to come. Four months after a majority of voters approved Proposition B, Dentons misdemeanor marijuana decriminalization ordinance continues to be a difficult issue for city staff to implement completely, according to City Manager Sara Hensley on Tuesday. Scroll within the result embeds to see all races. I also believe that Conroe is starting to become like Sugar Land, a small but growing urban center of its own that we ought to see as such, and seek to build alliances there. Harris County Judge is on the ballot in the 2022 Texas Primary Election. Dems were down 2K to 7K in 2016, and down 2K to plus less than 1K in 2022. She got 553K votes, which is 42K less than Beto. Democrats would still be running the elections. JP7 13,972 64,220 27 HD148 45.64% 54.36% Defeated Republican judicial candidate contests Harris County election result, Timeline: How battle between Houston ISD, TEA has reached the point of a looming takeover. Thats the kind of vision I want from the next Chair, and I want there to be a plan to go along with it. HD131 19.20% 76.50% 3.02% 1.28% With that margin, three of the four Dem candidates would have won by a couple thousand votes. Not a surprise, but an aggressive position to take. HD126 36,931 21,555 1,269 The potential was there. As for Whitmire, what this means is that if hes elected Mayor this year, things will be messy in SD15 the next year. The Fort Bend and Montgomery share will likely be in the 5-6K range total, but even without that wed easily have a new high total for a Houston election. Its good to be a Commissioner. PREVIOUSLY Something like this was surely inevitable. She lends a majority of her practice to the underprivileged and the disenfranchised. She won the jackpot. Judicial candidates. ============================= HD147 9,676 35,412 1,338 One is Fort Bend, which was positive for Dems in 2018 and 2020, but not in other years. According to Hegar, Heaps office was allotted about $46.6 million for the 2023 fiscal year. The two glaring exceptions to this are HDs 133 and 134, both wealthy, well-educated, predominantly white districts that, in keeping with recent trends, are a lot more Democratic than they used to be. HD128 70.40% 29.60% CD02 77,665 46,669 21 After a minute, I decided to go with the obvious, which was to separate the counties into those that are good for the Dems and those that are not, and see what that told me. That would not be a cheap race as things stand now, as you can see. Home Harris County 482nd Criminal District Court Judge: Democratic challengers Sherlene Cruz, Alycia Harvey and Veronica Nelson. 4. And that brings us to Julian Castro, whose name has certainly been mentioned as a possible statewide candidate before. A study funded by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission in 2015concludedthat attorneys could only reasonably handle at most 128 felonies or 226 misdemeanors a year. If you're planning on using the METRO to helo you get to and from the Houston Rodeo, here's everything you need to plan out your ride! A provision in the Texas Constitution states that no charter or any ordinance passed under said charter shall contain any provision inconsistent with the Constitution of the State, or of the general laws enacted by the Legislature of this State.. HD134 31,677 46,420 1,533 844 HD149 39.55% 60.45% All those requests were ignored. Be that as it may, I will be very interested to see how this turns out, and whether something similar happens in Houston. We only need 26.3% turnout in 2023, based on the 2022 registration numbers, to equal the number of voters from 2003. JP8 50,379 27,941 16 HD147 18.82% 78.23% 2.95% JP1 34.58% 65.42% Combined, the two candidates raised close to $115 million, with ORourke bringing in more than $80 million. JP7 12,496 64,441 Ill post updates and candidate names as I get them. As such, if we have the same rate of turnout as we did in 2015, we would see over 311K Houston voters from Harris County, or more than a 40K increase from 2015. HD146 8,716 31,720 927 581 SD17 58.16% 41.82% 0.02% 6 Cause No. HD133 36,909 23,379 11 Education: Prairie View A&M University and South Texas College of Law, Campaign website: beverlyarmstrongforjudge.com. He aint running for anything in 2024, Im confident of that. HD132 37,180 23,721 7 HD134 32,915 46,611 1,330 Eagleton 51,665 23,158 119,650 59,159 The party overall is in decent shape, and better organized than it had been in the past. My point is that 10-20 years ago, as Democrats were starting to assert power in Harris County, it was still quite common for Dems in the then-dark red areas to believe they were the only ones like themselves there. Honestly, I have no problem with what was passed. 10 Cause No. When there is an opportunity to correct a ballot before the election, waiting to address the issue through a post-election contest and, potentially another election, is not an adequate remedy, Stone wrote. "Mr. Tatum, your day of reckoning has just started.". Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff Indeed, three of the four races were actually in the Dem +34K to +38K range, with one outlier. CC2 45.75% 51.23% 3.02% These candidates embody the progressive values we look for in our elected leaders and reflect the diversity of our county. Achieving the goal set in item #1 will require an all-hands-on-deck mobilization. Whatever happens, this should be the last word, until and unless the state gets involved. Hidalgo 294,968 257,935 59.79% 43.39% Dist Stanart%Hudspeth% My post about the HD135 election contest ran on December 3, so it was filed at least one day before then. CC3 226,675 133,751 Under the new rules, quorum-breakers can now be subject to daily fines and even expulsion from the chamber. Warford 290,364 251,323 59.02% 42.41% Given the extremely cozy relationship between sleazeballs like Gary Polland and his machine for endorsing and financially supporting Republican judges, that was no surprise. Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. Legal experts say the lack of answers or information a year later by federal authorities shouldnt be construed as either an exoneration or a reflection of guilt of anyone associated in the case. Even in the case of the loser who lost to DaSean Jones by 449 votes, its extremely hard to imagine there could have been enough people who encountered problems and could not vote anywhere else and would have voted for the loser to make a difference. Lets make this happen. Education: Texas State University and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: kateferrellforjudge.com, CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THE 2022 TEXAS PRIMARY ELECTION. HD144 46.97% 53.03% That link takes you here, and while the in-person fundraiser mentioned there is now over, the Donate link remains. Get more election results on our homepage and Vote 2022 . 2504 Rusk St. #110 . Experts cited myriad reasons for the continued silence around the case: The FBI search may have yielded no evidence, indictments could be sealed, the case could still be developing or there may have been delays because law enforcement did not want to interfere with the recent November elections. Ann Harris Bennett, Tax Assessor, Alan Rosen, Constable Precinct 1 The Republicans picked the judges with some of the smallest accounts. PPP/Emilys List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46, UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43, Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45, Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46, 2023 Off the Kuff | Powered by WordPress, Year Votes Registered Turnout HD126 63.48% 36.52% JP3 44.25% 53.43% 2.33% HD140 6,238 12,885 5 FOX 26 Houston. No matter how you get there, bullshit still walks. Heres what you need to know. Im sure you can guess which of those favor Democrats and are needed for Team Blue to win. JP1 58,698 126,202 5,083 That would mean that the Republicans netted about 1600 votes, which I need not point out is even farther away from closing the gap. Two other things can make a difference as well. After the last Family Court race is the County Judge, the top race in the county, and then the County Civil courts, the County Criminal courts, and finally the County Probate courts. The disappointing part outside of the breaking local law is not giving the demographics, Stevens told the Denton Record-Chronicle. After the House reelected Phelan by a nearly unanimous vote, he cautioned freshmen to please do not confuse this body with the one in Washington, D.C.. So, if you are willing to make a donation to CIA that would be great. I really wish I could make that happen. Experience: Beverly Armstrong has been a licensed attorney for 24 years, she began her career helping families navigate probate and guardianship issues and guiding families through bankruptcy proceedings. This is the state house district in which I ran back in 2018 and 2020. HD150 34,884 21,411 1,016 3 Harris County 230th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Chris Morton and challenger Joseph Sanchez. Sartaj Bal is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Beyond Harris County, lawmakers are looking at a slate of statewide elections reforms, starting with returning the penalty for illegal voting to a felony instead of a misdemeanor. Jack Cagle (SPAC), County Commissioner, Precinct 4 I hope Im wrong, and Im confident well find out if this does pass. HD129 38,169 25,015 1,149 3 Adrian Garcia, County Commissioner, Precinct 2 HD131 5,857 24,875 694 HD144 11,849 14,344 HD144 43.13% 54.36% 2.51% CC1 23.64% 73.61% 2.75% JP7 11,411 65,835 1,804 HD147 9,761 36,482 2023-00937; Matthew Dexter v. Judge Genesis Draper. HD145 14,403 29,681 The term limits thing doesnt even make my Top 25 list of Ted Cruz atrocities. CC1 29.16% 70.81% 0.03% HD150 57.85% 39.38% 2.76% Maybe they actually think Stan Stanart can win that ridiculous election contest, I dont know. There is a legitimate question about what a City Council is supposed to do with a voter-passed ordinance that one can reasonably read to be in violation of state law, at least in part. And no, he doesnt personally support it, either. HD135 17,107 22,475 1,135 Harris County Propositions A, B and C. 38% of Harris County likely voters intend to vote in favor of Proposition A (public safety bonds for up to $100,000,000), 31% intend . HD146 20.78% 75.62% 2.21% 1.39% HD135 17,620 22,982 7 HD137 37.74% 57.73% 2.88% 1.65% Results of the 2020 Judicial Preference Poll. Look, Biden won Harris County by 218K in 2020. We start with 2016. JP6 5,130 16,223 1,342 What I wonder about is whether there will be much appetite for that kind of spending in future races. Oh, and the second place where there might be a Democratic primary fight worth watching is in Precinct 1. HD149 12,239 18,708 They did it by passing a housekeeping resolution earlier in the day that included a new section codifying a constitutional ban on using House resources for political purposes. HD138 32,276 24,389 JP7 12,934 64,034 HD134 34.64% 63.12% 2.24% Elizabeth Buss is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. CC1 25.71% 70.39% 2.59% 1.30% ELECTION MAP: See if your Harris County neighborhood voted for Greg Abbott or Beto O'Rourke in the 2022 midterms. Harris County 228th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Frank Aguilar and challenger Sam Milledge II. Thats too many cases for one lawyer to handle, Harris County chief public defenderAlex Buninsaid of Ortizs caseload. HD135 16,373 23,514 1,050 Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum did not respond directly to the criticism, but said the office supports any legislation that increases voter registration and access to voting. While Hillary Clinton carried Fort Bend County by 17K votes, downballot candidates didnt do as well, and all four Dems trailed there by a little bit. Ive spent a lot of time and space on this blog talking about judicial races and trying to make sense of their numbers. This isnt a lobbying or legislating matter, its a political and electoral one. CC1 65,204 204,223 7,257 2 Cause No. Before coming to the Chronicle, Jen spent three years covering City Hall for Houston's NPR station. HD143 8,469 15,270 804 CC1 70,449 192,875 7,107 3,563 In April 2013, Sanchez joined the Harris County District Attorneys office in the misdemeanor division. But I will send out word when I learn more. Weve looked at the Governors race, in which Beto was the top Democratic performer. Those members left for Washington, D.C., for weeks to stop the House from being able to do business in an effort to prevent passage of the bill. Since the killings at the Harding Street raid, Beall has been employed by the City of Houston to train police officers in Search and Seizure Law and to aid them in understanding the 4th Amendment protections provided to members of our community. The San Antonio Report adds some details. Harris County, Texas contains 60 judicial districts, four probate courts and one county court. The Record-Chronicle requested demographic information on the citations from the Denton police Tuesday afternoon. Download this stock image: FILE -Pam Gaskin talks about her mail-in primary election ballot at her home Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Missouri City, Texas. HD126 61.92% 38.08% HD130 47,660 18,606 13 I obviously wouldnt expect the Secretary of State to crack down on, say, Bell County as theyre slavering to do to Harris, but it could be that the first example to be made is in a red place. Every two years, the HBA conducts a Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire, in which members are asked to evaluate elected and appointed judges on a number of professional and ethical questions, based on personal, firsthand knowledge. The 2022 United States secretary of state elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the secretaries of state in twenty-seven states. Jeanie Ortiz, a former Harris County prosecutor,reportedto the state that she earned the $1 million while working on about 400 felonies and 200 misdemeanors. HD131 20.01% 79.99% Im going to look back at the four most recent elections to see if we can put some numbers on that. Radack 0 71,246 0 794,652, Court R Avg D Avg R pct D pct HD139 26.02% 71.37% 2.60% A lack of funding is one big factor, but money isnt the only reason. SD17 64,692 46,518 22 Better statewide races HD150 34,841 21,318 1,294 Neither he nor Ted Heap seems to have gotten any better at math or more truthful in general, so most likely this will play out in similar fashion. 2022-79328; Erin Lunceford v. Judge Tami Craft. Weve seen this show before Comptroller Hegar misconstruing the law and playing political games to make headlines, Menefee tweeted. 8(lost to Judge Erika Ramirez), Bruce Bain, former candidate for the269th District Court(lost to Judge Cory Sepolio), Michelle Fraga, former candidate for the281st District Court(lost to Judge Christine Weems), Elizabeth Buss, former candidate for theHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. JP8 49,373 27,414 3 Cause No. Harris County went from being evenly matched in 2012 to the strong blue county it is now in large part because Dems have vastly increased performance in formerly dark red places. 21 Cause No. HD145 14,698 29,537 Mike Siegel co-founder of progressive group Ground Game Texas, which backed the proposal told the Express-News that the Texas Constitution grants municipalities the right to so-called home-rule authority. JP8 49,447 27,431 2009 935,073 1,881,112 49.71% Find Race Results. 20 Cause No. Sheldon A. Harris (all ballots . Haynes was in private practice for approximately five years. HD137 8,351 12,378 JP3 37,340 40,840 31 Ramsey 550,625 149,433 0 944,935 This Chron story is about Dan Patrick telling a group of local Republicans that the 2022 election should be re-done in Harris County, because he has nothing better to say or do with his time. Brian Staley is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Dist Crim 520,900 542,986 48.96% 51.04% HD142 9,326 24,514 Not that Im complaining. HD132 36,189 24,576 Experience: Abigail Anastasio has served close to 20 years in law. HD131 6,114 24,275 906 The total number of votes in these elections is comparable the number declines gently as you go down the ballot, but more undervoting does not explain the shifts in percentages. Turns out there was: You may have noticed that the ballot is arranged in a particular order. HD130 71.35% 28.65% CC3 63.17% 36.83% The commissions oversight powers allow it to appoint, terminate or accept the resignation of the countys election administrator. We have until noon on Tuesday to respond to the Texas Supreme Court. In a statement Tuesday, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefees office said: The requests for these documents were handled the same as any other requests for documents related to ongoing litigation against the county. HD145 13,855 29,642 1,839 CC2 99,401 100,543 Houston furniture magnate Jim Mattress Mack McIngvalehaslaunched a websitein hopes of gathering evidence of voter disenfranchisement inHarris Countys November 2022 election. And if we do assume that statement to be a fact, then it is still the case that every single one of those Republican losers are still losers, with most of them still losing by more than a full percentage point, which is well above the standard for recounts that the loser doesnt have to pay for. HD141 4,753 20,212 Because respondents can correct the ballot now, [TALs] mandamus is appropriate.. HD135 16,314 23,615 964 Its deeply annoying that we have to do this as a reminder, these cases are stinking piles of nothing and the losers pursuing them damn well know it but its where we are. JP7 14.34% 82.82% 2.84% Morton left the Harris County DAs office to open a criminal defense practice, where he accepted appointments to represent indigent defendants. 2018 Harris + FB 121K to 174K. st vincent de paul thrift store near Howrah West Bengal how to sign in on minecraft bank of america plasma loyalty card samantha peer teacher onlyfans best corded .